Prevent Together Members

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Our members consist of national leaders and national organizations in the prevention field, including many of the largest and most influential youth-serving, prevention, and support organizations in the United States.
 

Coalition Leadership

The Executive Committee, comprised of five elected officers, provides leadership to the Coalition. Operational support is provided by the Operations Manager.
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Susan Kennedy

PRESIDENT
Director of Community Engagement
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Pam Clasgens

VICE PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT (2025-2026)
Community Awareness & Prevention Director
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Katie Hanna

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Director, North America
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Robin Shadle

SECRETARY
Executive Director
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Janet Rosenzweig


TREASURER
National Prevention Expert
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Stacy Vaughan

OPERATIONS MANAGER
PRESIDENT-ELECT (2025-2026)
Executive Director

Board of Directors

In addition to those listed above, the following members also serve on the Board of Directors to lead the Coalition.
Cherie Benjoseph (Membership Committee Chair)
National Outreach and Education Director,
Jetta Bernier (Policy Committee Chair)
Executive Director,
Jenny Coleman (National Plan Committee Chair)
Executive Director,
Matthew Hartvigsen (Communications Committee Chair)
Executive Director,
Christy Keating (Membership Committee Chair)
Founder/CEO,
Mitchell Kuhlman (Communications Committee Chair)
Youth Safety & Well-Being Specialist,
Jordan Posamentier
Vice President of Policy & Advocacy,
Teresa Rafael
Executive Director,
Tiffany Sawyer (National Plan Committee Chair)
Director of Prevention Services,

APSAC, The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, founded in 1987, is a nonprofit national organization focused on meeting the needs of professionals engaged in all aspects of services for…Read more.

The Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse (ATSA) is an international multidisciplinary organization dedicated to preventing sexual abuse. ATSA promotes sound research, effective evidence-based practicesRead more.

Since 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is incredible potential. As the nation’s largest donor- and volunteer-supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makesRead more.

 

The mission of the Boys and Girls Clubs is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Kids and teens need safe, welcoming places whereRead more.

 

Carousel Child Advocacy Center, established in January 2000, is the primary resource in Southeastern North Carolina for child abuse survivors, their families, and investigative partners seeking justice.Read more.

BeKidSafe, powered by the Center for Child Counseling, is building the capacity of educators, professionals working with children, and the larger community to promote child safety, resilience, and well-beingOur goal is to help…Read more.

The Center for Violence Prevention Research is a federally funded, leading research institution focused primarily on violence prevention that works at the ground level, hand-in-hand with organizations delivering…Read more.

For nearly 40 years, the Centers for Disease Control, Division of Violence Prevention (DVP) has utilized and shared the best available data and conducted research to identify what works to prevent variousRead more.

The Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center and our partners are the front-line responders in Chicago to reports of child sexual abuse. We also respond to physical abuse, witness to violence, and other cases of seriousRead more.

Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe (CH SUBS) is an evidence-based comprehensive child abuse prevention education curriculum that helps children and teens learn the skills to identify, prevent, and interrupt all forms of child abuse..Read more.

Since 1995, Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas (CACTX) has established our leadership to effectuate change, empower communities, and make the safety of children a top priority in every community. CACTX andRead more.

The Children’s Trust Fund Alliance, founded in 1989, is the national membership organization for state children’s trust funds. Our members are state leaders in prevention strategies and also are fundersRead more.

For over four decades, Committee for Children has been championing the safety and well-being of kids. We are leaders in the field of social-emotional learning and are dedicated to helping children develop the lifeRead more.

Guided by the vision of a world free from child sexual abuse, for nearly 25 years Darkness to Light has worked to increase knowledge, change behavior, and empower adults and organizations to bring in child safetyRead more.

The Enough Abuse Campaign  is a citizen education and community mobilization initiative working to prevent child sexual abuse by building state and local partnerships, educating parents and concerned adults, trainingRead more.

The Georgia Center for Child Advocacy (GCCA) is a nationally accredited child advocacy center with a mission to champion the needs of sexually and severely physically abused children through prevention, intervention…Read more.

kNot Today was founded in 2019 by former NFL Head Coach Frank Reich and his wife Linda. Our mission is to generate awareness and initiate and support prevention strategies to end the sexual abuse, exploitation, and.Read more.

Founded in 2002, Love146’s vision is the end of child trafficking and exploitation. Nothing less. Our mission is to journey alongside children impacted by trafficking today and prevent the trafficking of children tomorrow. The work ofRead more.

The Mama Bear Effect works to raise awareness and educate families and communities to understand best practices to protect and empower children from the threat of sexual abuse. The Mama Bear Effect supports that theRead more.

The Mayo Clinic Center for Safe and Healthy Children and Adolescents is a nationally accredited child advocacy center that serves children and families in southeastern Minnesota and in locations served by the Mayo ClinicRead more.

The Missouri Network Against Child Abuse (MO-NACA) seeks to collaborate to create a Missouri free of child abuse by empowering adults with solutions to support the safety of childrenAs the Missouri Chapter ofRead more.

The Monique Burr Foundation for Children (MBF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the best prevention education programs to protect children and teens from victimization. MBFRead more.

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimizationRead more.

The National Children’s Advocacy Center (NCAC) revolutionized the United States’ response to child sexual abuse in 1985 and continues to serve as a model for the now 1100+ Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) operatingRead more.

PACT‘s mission is to protect every child’s right to grow up free from child sexual exploitation and trafficking through education, legislative advocacy, and partnerships. We empower youth and communitiesRead more.

Positive Childhood Alliance NC (the state chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America) advances policies, programs and practices that support well-being for all NC children and families. PCANC ensures that prevention is a priority in Read more.

Prevent Child Abuse America is the oldest and largest organization in the United States devoted to preventing child abuse by helping children and families before they reach crisis. Through our vast network of affiliated stateRead more.

 

Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota (PCAND) is dedicated to strengthening families and preventing child abuse and neglect in North Dakota. Our organization was founded in 1978. We are a 501(c)3Read more.

Prevent Child Abuse Vermont  (PCAVT) promotes and supports healthy relationships within families, schools and communities to eliminate child abuse. For more than three decades, PCAVT has been engagedRead more.

Prevent Connect, a national project of ValorUS® (VALOR), advances the primary prevention of sexual assault and relationship violence by building a community of practice among people who are engaged in...Read more.

Protect our Children was established in 2015 with a mission to mobilize communities to prevent child sexual abuse. Born from The Ford Family Foundation’s unwavering commitment to end child sexual abuseRead more.

We Scale Change. The Redwoods Group Foundation identifies programs that change the world. Then we operate as a backbone organization to help them reach more people than ever before. The Redwoods GroupRead more.

Respect Together is an organization united to end sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. Respect Together includes two major divisions: The Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect (PCAR), which supportsRead more.

Sacred Spaces partners with Jewish institutions to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse and other abuses of power. Bringing a uniquely Jewish lens, Sacred Spaces is a national organization dedicated to endingRead more.

Saprea exists to liberate individuals and society from child sexual abuse and its lasting impacts. We do this by empowering healing for individuals who were sexually abused as children or adolescents through retreats, supportRead more.

The mission of Scouting America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law....Read more.

Stop It Now! (Now!), has been an innovative leader for more than 30 years in the prevention of child sex abuse (CSA). Now!’s early research and advocacy led to the CDC’s recognition of CSA as a public health issue. Now!...Read more.

The Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center (TBCAC) is the regional response center for cases of child abuse and violence for a six-county region in Northwest Michigan and the Grand Traverse BandRead more.

World Childhood Foundation, USA is committed to advocating for the rights of children worldwide, particularly in the face of sexual abuse and exploitation. They work tirelessly to create awarenessRead more.

Zero Abuse Project is a national non-profit organization dedicated to creating a world where all children are free from abuse and sexual assault. We use an approach of education, training, prevention, and responseRead more.


National Leaders (Individual Members)

Dr. Jon R. Conte is Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, Seattle. Jon taught at three American Universities as a Professor of Social Work. He had a special commitment to clinical social work and to… Read more.

Sharea Farmer is the Founder and CEO of RS Counseling & Wellness. She has over 20 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker and has trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Theory… Read more.

Dr. David Finkelhor is the Director of the Crimes against Children Research Center, Co-Director of the Family Research Laboratory, Professor of Sociology, and University Professor… Read more.

Dr. Hannah Fraley joined University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Nursing July 2023 as an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing. Dr. Fraley received her Ph.D. in Population Health and Health Policy from UMass… Read more.

Katie Hanna is the Head of North America at the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, responsible for the management and implementation of Generation 2026: Safer, Youth-Inclusive Sports… Read more.

Dr. Keith Kaufman is a Clinical / Community Psychologist and a Professor of Psychology at Portland State University (Portland, Oregon). Over the past 40 years he has conducted prevention… Read more.

Christy Keating is a licensed attorney, certified parent coach, and educator who has spent her career working to protect children.  She is the founder of The Heartful Parent Collective, which includes… Read more.

Wayne B. Moss is s the Executive Director of the National Council of Youth Sports (NCYS). The mission of NCYS is to elevate the safety and quality of all youth sports organizations through curating andRead more.

Les Nichols has been active the field of child protection involving youth-serving organizations for over 30 years. He is the former National Vice President of Child Safety for Boys & Girls Clubs of America (National Headquarters)Read more.

Dr. Anthony (Tony) Rizzuto is President and Founder of Abuse Prevention Solutions, LLC – a private practice offering national and international consultation in the prevention of child abuse and neglectRead more.

Dr. Janet Rosenzweig’s credentials as a sex educator led to a position with one of the first sexual abuse projects in the U.S. more than four decades ago. Her experience as a caseworker, helpline counselor, professorRead more.

Joan Tabachnick brings over 30 years of experience developing educational materials and innovative sexual violence prevention programs for national, state and local organizations. Her primary focus is on preventingRead more.

Dr. Stacy Vaughan is a social worker and educator whose career has been dedicated to safeguarding children. She is the founder of Strategic Social Impact and provides consultation, content development, and…Read more.